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Lichenin
Lichenin is a complex polysaccharide occurring in certain species of lichens.
Can be extracted from "Cetraria islandica (Iceland moss)" [1]
Studied since about 1957. [2]
Trivia? : In his 1960 novel Trouble with Lichen, John Wyndham gives the name "Lichenin" to a biochemical extract of lichen used to extend life expectancy beyond 300 years.
References
[1] http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cgi-bin/rp/rp2_abst_e?cjc_v62-009_40_ns_nf_cjc Structure
[2] http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1202740
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